Category: Middle
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William ‘Bill’ Johnson
Bill Johnson Arts educator and Tennessee State University (Tennessee A&I University) alumni, Johnson taught art at Stratford High in Nashville, TN. Johnson received his first formal arts training at the Vancouver School of Art and traveled through Canada studying the art of Native peoples in the 1950s. He served as artist in residence at George…
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Barbara Hodges
Barbara Hodges Barbara Hodges has loved the idea of art making from the age of about seven, when she became fascinated by the works of Romare Bearden. She is a native of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Upon graduation from Oakland High School, Barbara earned her way to Middle Tennessee State University on an academic scholarship. After completing…
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Leroy Hodges
Leroy Hodges A native of Meridian, Mississippi, Leroy Hodges attended and graduated from Harris High School. After high school, he attended Mississippi Valley State University where he earned a Bachelors of Arts in Mathematics with a minor in Physics. Upon graduation, Leroy served his country, joining the United States Air Force in Upstate New York.…
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Willard Hill
Willard Hill When local artist Willard Hill was born, a gallon of gasoline cost 19 cents, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was president of the United States and desegregation of public schools was still 20 years off. Now 88 years old, the lifelong Manchester resident is gaining worldwide attention with his mixed media sculptures. Hill’s work ranges…
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Cynthia Gadsden
Cynthia Gadsden Cynthia Gadsden is an Associate Professor of Art History at Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she teaches courses in Art History, African American Art, and African American Film. As a researcher, she focuses on the interconnection of African American art, history, and culture. Through this lens she explores the lived experience,…
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Art Eubanks+
Art Eubanks+ Alumni and international arts educator, Eubanks worked in a variety of mediums; oil pastels, clay to collage, displaying subjects and places that he lived and experienced. Graduating from Cameron High School in 1966, he then earned a degree in Art Education from Tennessee State University. He taught and studied in various European, Caribbean,…
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William Edmondson+
William Edmondson+ William Edmondson, son of Tennessee slaves, did not consider himself an artist when he began carving around 1932, after retiring from his job as a laborer. Inspired by a vision, he emphasized his divine calling, claiming, “Jesus has planted the seed of carving in me,” and describing his works as “mirkels.” Edmondson carved…
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Samuel Dunson
Samuel Dunson The only constant in life, is change, therefore life changes everything. This is the one concept that has remained true throughout my artistic journey. My work tends to deal with accepting, then overcoming changes occurring throughout life. From my early years as an artist to the present day, I strive to discern these…
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Kimberly Dummons
Kimberly Dummons Kimberly Dummons is an Associate Professor of Art and Design at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN, where she primarily teaches Two-Dimensional Design and Three-Dimensional Design. Originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, she earned her B.A. in Art from Xavier University of Louisiana, and her MFA in Studio Art, with a Sculpture concentration,…
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Carlton Wilkinson
Carlton Wilkinson Carlton Wilkinson is a photographer whose dramatic black and white images reflect contemporary life and its relationship to the African American experience. His work has won the Tennessee Arts Commission Fellowship and a number of art competition awards as well as being included in major collections such as the Schomburg Center in New…
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